175 years in OxfordMember of the Antiquarian Booksellers Association since 1907 Booksellers Association of Great Britain International League of Antiquarian Booksellers

Joseph Thornton1808 - 1891

Holt, Vincent
M., Why Not Eat Insects
? [on Dustjacket : Insects, a Victorian cookery book . With 7 illustrations
by Pauk Wakelin (e.g. Purée of woodlice, Candied web sorbet, Chinese
style slug stew etc..also striking chapter headings by this illustrator.
the original title << Why Not Eat Insects ? >> published in
1885 was re-issued by Thornton's of Oxford in 1995 with an extra dust jacket
bearing the title <Insects, a Victorian cookery book >> . Also included
are 2 menus in French and English. the original book appeared in 1885 and
its title page is also shown on one of the plates. Text entirely re-set
from the 1885 edition by Daniel Meeuws. 68pp., wrappersISBN 0854550240there are 2 editions,
each with a different dust jacket, but with the same ISBN£1.50to be ordered via
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